Pennant

Champion Thames barge pennant in red wool bunting, hand-sewn with white letters 'MEDWAY CHAMPION PRESENTED BY GILL & SONS 1898'. With white borders and a Union Flag in the canton. Rope and toggle attached. Presented by Gill and Sons to winner.

Object Details

ID: AAA0850
Collection: Flags
Type: Pennant
Display location: Not on display
Events: Barge Championship, Medway, 1898
Date made: 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: fly end: 914.4 x 2641.6 mm; flag: 1905 x 5638.8 mm